Many European sources confirmed that Messi will be the owner of the 2023 Golden Ball. A worthy achievement if you look at the overwhelming numbers of M10 last season.

On October 17, Spain’s Sport newspaper reported that Lionel Messi will be named at the 2023 Golden Ball awards ceremony taking place in Paris later this month. The Argentine superstar will surpass strong opponents like Haaland or Mbappe to receive the award for best player of the year from France Football magazine.

The information was later reported by many reputable sources, including famous journalist Fabrizio Romano. This year’s award to Messi means that he will own the 8th Golden Ball in his career, extending his own record.

This is a worthy achievement for Messi after a successful season with the milestone being the 2022 World Cup championship with Argentina. Not only in terms of titles, El Pulga also possesses talking numbers, proving why he will be the 2023 Golden Ball winner.

Messi is expected to surpass Haaland and become the 2023 Golden Ball winner (photo: UAF)

Recently, statistical website WhoScored announced Messi’s match scores in the 2022/23 season. Accordingly, M10 dominates both club and national team levels with the highest score. Specific statistics are as follows:

Highest scoring player in the top 5 European leagues (8.28)
Highest scoring player at World Cup 2022 (8.25)
Possesses the most WhoScored player of the match titles (16)
28 goals
23 assists

Obviously, although he could not help PSG go far in the Champions League, Messi still had an excellent and stable individual performance. Meanwhile, in the 2022 World Cup, he is the best player in the tournament. The World Gold Cup is also Messi’s special advantage in the 2023 Golden Ball race compared to juniors like Haaland, Mbappe or De Bruyne, Rodri…